In vain they seek to hide behind the flag and the Constitution. In their blindness they forget what the flag and the Constitution stand for. Now, as always, they stand for democracy, not tyranny; for freedom, not subjection; and against a dictatorship by mob rule and the over-privileged alike.

Happiness is not merely money, which is fun for effort and achievement

As Commander-in-Chief, I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the Armed Forces of the United States. Throughout the centuries, men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book words of wisdom, counsel, and inspiration. It is a fountain of strength...an aid in attaining the highest aspiration of the human soul.

Economic diseases are highly communicable. It follows therefore that the economic health of every country is a proper matter of concern to all its neighbors, near or distant.

[D]rilling and arming, when carried on on a national scale, excite whole populations to frenzies which end in war.

No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.

The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.